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I have read this Article in Hindu news paper and have find it useful...... So i just thought of sharing it with you...........
1) The donor express commitment to donate bone marrow whenever and where ever the call comes from.
2)Blood is tested for HIV/ Hepatitis/ syphilis/ Malaria
3) If clear then the blood or buccal swat(from the inside of your cheek) is sent for HLA(Human Leucocyte Antigens) typing.
4)Search request for the bone marrow donor comes from transplant physician.
5)A search is initiated for HLA match in the registries.
6)Five days before the donation the donor is required to take an injection which will mobilise the bone marrow from the stem cells to the blood.
7)Tests are done periodically to see if the necessary stem cells are present in the blood.
8)Once the donor is ready,he donates the blood which is sent through an apheresis machine which seperates the stem cells and sends the blood back to the donor through the other hand.
Bone marrow transplants sometimes are the only life saving interventions for people with certain conditions like blood cancer,blood disorders and some genetic diseases.........
I have read this Article in Hindu news paper and have find it useful...... So i just thought of sharing it with you...........
1) The donor express commitment to donate bone marrow whenever and where ever the call comes from.
2)Blood is tested for HIV/ Hepatitis/ syphilis/ Malaria
3) If clear then the blood or buccal swat(from the inside of your cheek) is sent for HLA(Human Leucocyte Antigens) typing.
4)Search request for the bone marrow donor comes from transplant physician.
5)A search is initiated for HLA match in the registries.
6)Five days before the donation the donor is required to take an injection which will mobilise the bone marrow from the stem cells to the blood.
7)Tests are done periodically to see if the necessary stem cells are present in the blood.
8)Once the donor is ready,he donates the blood which is sent through an apheresis machine which seperates the stem cells and sends the blood back to the donor through the other hand.
Bone marrow transplants sometimes are the only life saving interventions for people with certain conditions like blood cancer,blood disorders and some genetic diseases.........